ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN. AFP was first recognized as a fetal-specific globulin in 1956. It is synthesized in the yolk sac, gastrointestinal tract and liver of the fetus. Fetal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester.2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).etal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester. 2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).
Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show. Minorities now make up about 35% of the country's population, and about 57% of the population in California. Meanwhile, the white population continues to decline.
concludes with estimates of the size of the LGBT population in the United States. Key findings from the research brief are as follows: ï· An estimated 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and. an estimated 0.3% of adults are transgender. ï· This implies that there are approximately 9 million LGBT Americans, a figure roughly. equivalent to the population of New Jersey. ï· Among adults who identify as LGB, bisexuals comprise a slight majority (1.8% compared. to 1.7% who identify as lesbian or gay).